A common chemical used in explosives was discovered by the FBI in a Texas storage locker linked to Bourbon Street terrorist Shamsud Din Jabbar, the perpetrator of the New Year's attack in New Orleans. The bureau was identified as
Officials with the FBI's Houston field office said the storage unit was rented by Jabbar and was located about a mile from his home in the Houston area of Harris County.
Authorities said a bottle containing sulfuric acid was found Monday in a cooler inside the unit during an overnight search by the FBI and Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Sulfuric acid is widely used, commercially available, and can be combined with other chemicals to make explosives.
What we know about the victims of the New Orleans terrorist attack
The FBI released a photo of surveillance footage showing Shamsuddin Jabbar driving his truck on Bourbon Street in New Orleans an hour before Jan. 1. (Federal Bureau of Investigation, via AP)
The discovery was made during a “court-authorized law enforcement operation” at the facility.
FBI Houston said there is no threat to the public.
Surveillance photo of a cooler containing an IED near Bourbon and Orleans streets in New Orleans (FBI)
Investigators searched a rental home occupied by Shamsud Din Jabbar in New Orleans on January 2nd. (Kat Ramirez, Fox News Digital)
FBI officials said Jabbar left two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in New Orleans, but they did not explode.
The latest incident in which terrorists attack New Year's celebrants on Bourbon Street, using a truck to kill them.
Authorities also confirmed that Jabbar left bomb-making materials in an Airbnb he rented in New Orleans before the attack.
“They said they found bomb-making materials in the yellow house and wanted the bomb squad to look at it,” neighbor Bob Koenig told FOX 8 New Orleans.
A police officer stands near the scene where a vehicle crashed into a crowd at Canal Street and Bourbon Street in New Orleans on January 1. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
The FBI called the matter a “criminal act” after Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas, plowed his Ford pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street around 3:15 a.m. local time on New Year's Day. started investigating. terrorism. ”
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After driving his rented car into a crowd of revelers, Jabbar got out of his truck and fired at police, who returned their guns. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, the department said.
The FBI said ISIS flags, weapons and an IED were found inside the vehicle.
